Sep 15, 2026 · 15 min · 7 segments
This Homily was deliver at the 100 Years anniversary celebration of Mount Schoenstatt Community Mulgoa NSW. Official podcast Channel of Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP - The Ninth Archbishop of Sydney…
Anthony FisherHost
25 years ago this week, the September 11 terrorist attacks took the lives of 3,000 people, while the rest of the world looked on in horror.
World leaders and reporters and others unaccustomed to religious language found themselves slipping naturally into it, as human beings so often do when trying to speak of the unspeakable.
The horrific events of that day did more than just tear innocent people from their families and friends and work colleagues.
The so-called war on terror affected air travel, national security and public life the world over.
Everyone felt more vulnerable as we recognise that no one is immune to fanatics who don't care who they kill.
As the book of Ecclesiasticus declares today, remember the last things dissolution and death, for these must surely come, even to you.
War in the Middle East, hatred for the Christian West, insecurity at home, all are more common, not less.
The conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere may have very different histories, but they all demonstrate Ben Sirach's observation today.
How are we to regain reverence for life after the 20th and bloodiest of centuries in which more people were killed in war or civil strife than all our previous history? How can we recover hope when our new century began with a 9-11? Are we doomed forever to wage unholy wars in the name of race or religion, of ideology or interests? In today's Gospel, Peter asks Jesus, Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As often as seven times? Living together in a kind of religious community, the Twelve Apostles had plenty of occasions to forgive each other, or not.
25 years ago this week, the September 11 terrorist attacks took the lives of 3,000 people, while the rest of the world looked on in horror.
World leaders and reporters and others unaccustomed to religious language found themselves slipping naturally into it, as human beings so often do when trying to speak of the unspeakable.
The horrific events of that day did more than just tear innocent people from their families and friends and work colleagues.
The so-called war on terror affected air travel, national security and public life the world over.
Everyone felt more vulnerable as we recognise that no one is immune to fanatics who don't care who they kill.
As the book of Ecclesiasticus declares today, remember the last things dissolution and death, for these must surely come, even to you.
War in the Middle East, hatred for the Christian West, insecurity at home, all are more common, not less.
The conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere may have very different histories, but they all demonstrate Ben Sirach's observation today.
How are we to regain reverence for life after the 20th and bloodiest of centuries in which more people were killed in war or civil strife than all our previous history? How can we recover hope when our new century began with a 9-11? Are we doomed forever to wage unholy wars in the name of race or religion, of ideology or interests? In today's Gospel, Peter asks Jesus, Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As often as seven times? Living together in a kind of religious community, the Twelve Apostles had plenty of occasions to forgive each other, or not.
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